Iran’s attack on Israel could be bad for Russia’s war in Ukraine [Video]

Iran’s attack on Israel on Saturday is bad not only for the Middle East but also for Russia’s war in Ukraine as new fault lines emerge between Moscow and Tehran.

Michelle Grisé, a senior policy researcher at RAND, an American think tank, described in a commentary how a broader conflict in the Middle East could impact Russia. The commentary was first published in The National Interest magazine on Thursday — days before Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday.

Grisé’s piece followed a strike on Iran’s embassy in Damascus, Syria, on April 1. Israel didn’t claim responsibility for the strike, but Iran held it accountable and vowed retaliation.

“Although it has been argued that Moscow benefits from chaos in the Middle East — diverting Western attention and resources from Ukraine — it stands to lose a great deal if the Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into a wider war,” Grisé wrote.

Russia has been installing itself as a military …